Cabtby-box holder



Dec. 22, 1925 1,566,523

J. L. COFFEY CANDY BOX HOLDER Filed May 3. 199 3 ATTORNEYf ornamentation (particularly Patented Dec. i925;

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I ,oaNn rBox HOLDER.

Application filed' May a,

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be'it known thatI, James L. CorrnY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Milwaukee, county of Milwaukee, and State of Visconsin, Improvements in Candy-Box Holders. of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in candy box holders. Modern candy boxes are highly ornamental, and in many casesthe of the cover) discloses a high degree of artistic merit. The object of this invention is to provide means whereby such ornamental covers may be supported by a suitable holder in a position and under conditions whereby the contents of the hox may be simultaneouslydisplayed, and protected from dust, flies, and other sources of contamination and their freshappean Til) ance preserved.

It is also an object of this invention to provide means for displaying and protecting the contents of a candy box and also displaying the cover in such relation thereto as to disclose the title, the trade marks, the name of the manufacturer, andv any other indica appertaining thereto, the cover and the box holder acting in combination to produce a highly ornamental and attractive display calculated toadvertise the product and promote sales. 7

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a candy box holder embodying my invention, with the box cover in position for display.

Figure 2 is a sectional view drawn on line 2-2 of Figure 1. V

Figure 3 is an end view.

, Like parts are identified by the same reference characters throughout the several views.

The box holder comprises an open ended casing or rectangular frame having a bottom wall 1, front and back walls 2, and a top wall 3, the latter having an elongated window or sight opening 5 to which a sheet of mica, glass, or other transparent material 6 is applied from the under side and secured to the marginal portions of the top wall 3, as clearly shown in Figure 2. At the ends the top wall 3 is provided with a downwardly folding flap 7 in hinged connection with the top wall along its upper margin. Where the box is formed of paper or similar material, the hinge may be formed by creasing the material in such a man er that have invented new anduseful through 1923. Serial No. 636.3295

Y the flap will fold or swing downwardly about the crease line' as an axis. These i p I I 1566,523 nNiT crease hinges are well known to th'e art- 0f 7 paper box manufacture.

It is not essential'that both ends of. the box be open but they are prefe'raby so'constructed,-whereby a candy box 8 of appropriate size may e insertedinto theholder from either endby raising the flap '7 atthat end. After the box has beenginsertedythe flap 7 swings downwardly to close and darken any opening that may exist between the top of the'boX and the top 3 of the holder, thus preventing flies from obtaining access to the space underneaththe mica or glass window 6. c i a Themargins of the sight opening 5 may be cut to any desired-ornamental contour. The bottom 1 may also'be partially cut away and the partially cut-away portion folded downwardly, and be ckwardlyto form abrace 10 adapted to support the box in an inclined 7 position.

The vcover supporting lid frame 12 has a crease hinge connection with the rear margin of the top 3 and the back wall2. This frame 12 may also be formed, integrally with the cover 3 or the wall 2 and the material creased to allow the frame to swing to a folded position-on the top of the holder or to a raised backwardly inclined position for cover display purposes, as illustrated in Figures 1' and 2. This frame has'an opening adapted to receive the cover flanges 13. The top'14; of the cover projects beyond these flanges so that the cover cannot pass the opening, although the flanges are received therein and constitute the means whereby the frame supports the cover in position for display. I

In the construction shown, the cover is provided'with a ribbon, knotted in the form of a bow for ornamentalpurposes, and the ends of the ribbon are passed over the margins of the top of the cover and of the cover er and its flange. These portions 16 of the ribbon bear frictlonally and under tensionagainst the margins of the frame when the cover flanges are inserted through the opening, thereby assisting in preventing the coyer from falling forwardly from the frame n IOU - case the frame should be moved or jarred accidentally.

The back Wall 2 of the holder preferably wardly swinging movement of the frame.

The effectiveness of this brace may be increased by providing the portion 17 with up wardly extending arms 18 at its. respective ends which lap upon the end bars of the frame'alongthe ends of the cover receiving opening. These bracing portions 17 and 18 are adapted to hold the frame in nearly a vertical position but with a suflicient backward inclination to avoid any tendency for the cover to fallout under normal conditions. therefore unnecessary except under abnormal conditions, and it is even then regarded as merely a desirable but not as an essential feature, the principal purpose of the-ribbon being that of ornamentation on the face of the box cover.-

I claim:

1. A holder fora candy box and a wholly detachable cover having marginal flanges, said holder comprising an inclined body portion with open ends adapted to receive said box, and a frame extending upwardly The retentive action of the ribbon is through said opening to support said cover above box. V

2. A paper candy box holder comprising the combination of a rectangular open ended and in a detached relation to said enclosure provided with downwardly fold- 7 ing end'flaps depending from the top of said enclosure, a cover supporting lid portion in crease hinge connection with the rear upper margin of the enclosure, and extension, flaps on the rear wall of the enclosure adapted to facilitate supporting the lip portion in an inclined cover supporting and displaying position. v

3.. A holder for a candy box, said holder comprising a single piece of'flexible material. bent to form a casing adapted to receive a candy box and a frame adapted to support the cover of said'candy box, said casing having an open topand sides and a cut-out portion in its bottom adapted to support said casing in an inclined position, the frame being apertured to receive the flanges of a box cover. 7

JAMES L. COFFEY. 

